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Best of Halal Food Pass · October 2026 edition

The 10 Best Middle Eastern Restaurants in the GTA

Ranked from every Middle Eastern listing in the GTA on Halal Food Pass, by rating, review depth and real diner behaviour, never by who pays.

  1. #1October 2026
    Shawarma Anas, halal Levantine in Mississauga

    Shawarma Anas

    4.9★ Google rating

    Mississauga · Open · Closes 11:00 PM

  2. #2October 2026

    Bereket Kebab House

    4.9★ Google rating

    West Hill · Scarborough · Open · Closes 10:30 PM

  3. #3October 2026
    Tehran Kebab, halal Persian in Richmond Hill

    Tehran Kebab

    4.9★ Google rating

    South Richmond Hill · Richmond Hill · Open · Closes 11:00 PM

  4. #4October 2026

    Two Brothers Shawarma North York

    4.9★ Google rating

    Downsview · North York · Open · Closes 12:00 AM

  5. #5October 2026

    Pita Land Oakville

    4.9★ Google rating

    Speers Road · Oakville · Open · Closes 11:00 PM

  6. #6October 2026
    Arbequina Restaurant, halal Arab in Toronto

    Arbequina Restaurant

    4.9★ Google rating

    Roncesvalles · Toronto · Closed · Opens 5:00 PM

  7. #7October 2026
    Damaski Palace القصر الدمشقي, halal Syrian in Mississauga

    Damaski Palace القصر الدمشقي

    4.9★ Google rating

    Erin Mills · Mississauga · Open · Closes 7:00 PM

  8. #8October 2026
    Monasaba, halal Yemeni in Mississauga

    Monasaba

    4.8★ Google rating

    Ridgeway Plaza · Mississauga · Open · Closes 12:00 AM

  9. #9October 2026
    Original Shawarma Scarborough, halal Shawarma in Scarborough

    Original Shawarma Scarborough

    4.8★ Google rating

    Wexford · Scarborough · Open · Closes 11:00 PM

  10. #10October 2026
    Wanas Shawarma, halal Syrian in Toronto

    Wanas Shawarma

    4.8★ Google rating

    The Danforth · Toronto · Open · Closes 11:00 PM

How this list is made

Rankings are recomputed on the first visit of each month from the live directory: Google rating weighted by review depth, with aggregated diner behaviour on Halal Food Pass as a bounded, evidence-gated tiebreaker. Featured placement and commercial participation have zero influence, this list cannot be bought. Halal information is provided by each restaurant; here’s what that means.

Listing records on this page were updated within the last 37 days. Browse the full picture at the the GTA directory.

Previous editions: September 2026, Tehran Kebab, Arbequina Restaurant, Pita Land Oakville… · August 2026, Shawarma Anas, Tehran Kebab, Arbequina Restaurant…

Frequently asked questions

How are these rankings decided?

By a fixed monthly formula over the live directory: Google rating weighted by review depth (so a handful of perfect reviews cannot outrank hundreds of consistent ones), with real aggregated diner engagement on Halal Food Pass as a bounded tiebreaker once it has enough evidence. Review volume is credited only up to a few hundred reviews, beyond that, extra volume adds no advantage, so farming reviews cannot outrank genuinely higher-rated food. The exact weights are proprietary; the inputs are not.

Can a restaurant pay to be on this list?

No. Featured placement and commercial participation have zero influence on Best rankings, ever. The ranking code does not read either field.

How often does this list update?

Monthly. This is the October 2026 edition. Rankings are calculated on the first visit of each month. Qualifying restaurants retain their relative order for that edition. If a restaurant closes, moves outside the area or becomes ineligible during the month, it may be removed and replaced by the next qualifying restaurant. The Updated date records a new edition or a significant change to the displayed list. Previous editions remain archived below.